I'm looking for some nice, calm French music with a lot of ukulele involved. But right now I can only find mediocre covers of songs across the net. Does anyone know of any bands or musicians who are like this? French, ukulele players? I guess it's an odd combination, but I love French music and I love the ukulele, so the two together is WOW, to me.

Thanks for any help!

mailman

04-25-2010, 03:44 PM

Try the music of Victoria Vox. She is an American (I believe) who plays the uke and sings some of her songs in French....

haole

04-25-2010, 03:44 PM

Les Chaud Lapins (http://www.leschaudslapins.com/) are fantastic. Old-timey music in French.

Also check out "C'est Noye" by Victoria Vox: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lb41kH4vL4

I love these girls too: http://www.youtube.com/user/Peyrson

Hope this helps!

kissing

04-25-2010, 04:01 PM

This is one of my all-time favourite songs;
13 Jours en France (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/pactio_kiss/13jour.jpg)

Here's me accompanying on uke, and playing the melody on ocarina:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc8p_tNY0sc

Original piano:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0zFhzqL6KI

smithpaul60

04-25-2010, 04:08 PM

he dosen't play ukulele but i love me some Garou (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBs7ifL7sEk&feature=related). That and this on are some of my favorites:l'adieu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN6VKQ7am4c)

I couldn't find it on youtube but one of his songs was the one my wife and I danced to at our wedding.

mds725

04-25-2010, 08:09 PM

Check out this thread.
http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?28607-Any-source-for-French-songs&highlight=french+music

and Les Comédiens by Charles Aznavour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP8faMc4zMc
This here is a guitar video but it's easy to adapt to ukulele (C Am F G7, in last part of the verse C E7 Am D7 G7 / C Am F6 G7)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRewGdVVBd8

I like Albin de la Simone but don't know how to play the songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-IAmX22IRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDRugYeVr8Q

And Vincent Delerm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ_wPrGjEGQ

For some French classics chords are available and seem relatively easy to play, let me know what you think:
Alain Souchon - La Vie ne vaut rien
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xp2n1_la-vie-ne-vaut-rien_music